Services December 22 for William Peirce Thorn, 88

by Tiffany Elliott

Longtime Amityville resident William Peirce Thorn died Nov. 23, 2008 at the age of 88. A memorial will be held Dec. 22, 2008 at Powell Funeral Home. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on Nov. 30, 1920 to Edward Floyd-Jones Thorn and Marjorie Peirce Thorn, part of the founding families of the area. During World War II he proudly served in the U.S. Army Air Corps.

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